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Snapshot Saturday: The Tourist

Crashing a pictorial.We were covered in sweat, panting. Wandering around Sri Lanka’s Galle Fort with our heavy luggage was a terrible idea. I checked my watch. We got an hour left before our train departs for Colombo. On a distant grassy patch of the fort, a bunch of Sri Lankans were having a ball taking…

Old Phuket Town: Vintage Charm

Drop the word Phuket during a conversation with backpackers who haven’t been to Thailand and there’s a high probability that you’ll get dreamy stares backed up with oohs and aahs from sun worshippers amongst the group. Phuket is indeed synonymous to tropical island cliches: Swaying coconut trees, white powdery sand, and lagoons from cyan to…

Mt. Cabuyao, Benguet: Into the Clouds

Not quite Mt. Pulag. But like other mountains in the Cordillera Region of the Philippines, Mt. Cabuyao at 2,025 meters above sea level, is almost constantly engulfed in a sea of clouds even on a clear summer day. Its renowned two discs called ‘radar’ by locals perched atop the peak, though gargantuan, could easily hide….

Snapshot Saturday: River Rhine

It was autumn. The last leaves that clung to the trees’ branches were multihued in earth shades, yet my visual of the River Rhine in Germany seemed monochromatic. Perhaps it was the temporal melancholy. Possibly homesickness. My first time overseas fours years ago was a hodgepodge of happy-sad emotions. In my head, a compass was…

My 7 Links: Blast From The Past

A fellow Pinay travel blogger, Graciel of Pinay On The Move nominated me to participate in the My 7 Links Project. It’s a brilliant project by Tripbase “to unite bloggers from all sectors to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of…

Snapshot Saturday: Postcard Perfect

A lone windmill, slumbering during sunset.A remote farming town in Groningen, the northeastern most province of Netherlands. A late afternoon spent watching the sun set, and sheep as they lazily stroll by the dikes. TweetShare This page was viewed times.

North Burleigh, Gold Coast: The Search For Summer

The warmth of the midday sun’s rays pierced through my skin. I was way pleased to finally shed off my extra layer of garb. Australia’s halfway through winter, and there we were striding towards the beach in North Burleigh, searching for summer… Or its vibe at least. I surveyed the vast expanse of the shore,…

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